Narrative:
The aircraft was approaching Cuenca in clear weather with patches of ground fog near the airport when it struck a ridge with its tail and crashed into a hilly area about 1 mile short of the runway. The pilot was reportedly underqualified.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 11-07-1983
type: Boeing 737-2V2
registration: HC-BIG
accident date: 11-07-1983
type: Boeing 737-2V2
registration: HC-BIG
accident date: 11-07-1983
type: Boeing 737-2V2
registration: HC-BIG
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 July 1983 |
| Time: | ca 07:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2V2 |
| Operator: | TAME Ecuador |
| Registration: | HC-BIG |
| MSN: | 22607/775 |
| First flight: | 1981-06-11 (2 years 1 month) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 111 / Occupants: 111 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 119 / Occupants: 119 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) from Cuenca ( Ecuador)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Cuenca Airport (CUE/SECU), Ecuador |
The aircraft was approaching Cuenca in clear weather with patches of ground fog near the airport when it struck a ridge with its tail and crashed into a hilly area about 1 mile short of the runway. The pilot was reportedly underqualified.
Classification:
Flightcrew un(der)qualifiedControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Aviation Disasters / D. GeroPhotos
accident date: 11-07-1983
type: Boeing 737-2V2
registration: HC-BIG
accident date: 11-07-1983
type: Boeing 737-2V2
registration: HC-BIG
accident date: 11-07-1983
type: Boeing 737-2V2
registration: HC-BIG
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Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Cuenca Airport as the crow flies is 309 km (193 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Cuenca Airport as the crow flies is 309 km (193 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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